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It all begins with a mistake, an error with serious consequences: in a hospital the new-born babies of an Austrian couple and a Turkish family of immigrant workers are mixed up and go home with the wrong parents. By the time the mistake comes to light, it emerges that the Turkish family, including the baby, has been deported. The despairing Austrian couple begins a confusing odyssey through Turkey in order to track down the unsuspecting family to their native village. But they are not at all convinced that the babies have been mixed up. It is decided that the only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done. It is decided that the blood work is done in Vienna due to the better medical resources, but that will be far from simple. It will involve an illegal smuggling of the Turks across the Austrian border.

Born in Absurdistan - Crazy Immigration Movie

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Karl Markovics, Julia Stemberger, Meltem Cumbul

Released: November 1, 1999

Runtime: 110.0

Popularity Rating: 0.306

Austria, Turkey

Stefan Strohmayer Karl Markovics
Marion Strohmayer Julia Stemberger
Emine Donmez Meltem Cumbul
Emre Donmez Ahmet Ugurlu
Herr Fuhrmann Wolfgang Bock
LKW-Fahrer Josef Hader
Innenminister Robert Hunger-Buhler

Camera — Director of Photography: Helmut Pirnat
Directing — Director: Houchang Allahyari
Sound — Music: Herbert Tucmandl
Writing — Writer: Agnes Pluch
Writing — Writer: Houchang Allahyari
Writing — Writer: Tom-Dariusch Allahyari